Several district teachers and parents came to the meeting to express their concern over job cuts for recess and lunch monitors in the primary and elementary schools that are part of the proposed budget.

Schools Superintendent George Zini addressed those concerns in his budget presentation at the April 19 meeting saying that the cuts had "caused a stir in the community." He said that he put the $46,000 for monitors in the budget three years ago to free up teachers during those periods to work with students.

Over the years, teachers have used that time to have grade-level meetings as well.

"I did not say the time was wasted," said Zini. He did say the time was not used as he intended.